Life Story for Gretchen VanderVoort
Gretchen was born September 17, 1925, in Battle Creek, and went to be with the Lord in her home on Monday, April 22nd, 2019 at her home, at the age of 93. It was very important to Gretchen to be in her own home until the end. She said The Lord's Prayer often and wondered aloud to friends what Heaven would be like? She was preceded in death by her father Dr. William V Vandervoort, her mother Ella, sisters Ella Belle and Katherine, and brother John.
She and her family moved to the Hastings area in 1941. She received her diploma from Hastings High School, after which, she joined the Cadet Nurse Corps., and spent three years in the Detroit area learning to become a Nurse to help the WW II effort. She worked at several hospitals during her career and kept up with medical advancements throughout her life. She was an expert knitter and made many of her own unique, warm, and colorful clothes.
Gretchen was a staunchly independent woman. She had a big happy family that included cats, dogs, ducks, geese, and any other wild creature that happened into her yard, or that she encountered on her daily walks through the forest and fields. She put more miles on her feet and her bike than she ever put on her vintage Jeep or her pick-up truck. She was driven by curiosity and new adventures. She always had time to talk with you. Hardly a day went buy that she wasn't seen on her country gravel road chatting with neighbors. She also had many friends at local stores and businesses.
Few things in life gave Gretchen more pleasure than putting her hands into the fertile black dirt of her vegetable and flower gardens. Her curiosity and adventurous spirit led her to plant something new and unusual each year. Conservation and preservation of the land meant everything to her.
Gretchen was appreciative of the loving care she received from her care givers, and Great Lakes Caring Hospice during the last months and days of her life. She will be interred by Daniels Funeral Home at the Barryville Cemetery in the family plot at 11:00 AM on Thursday April 26, 2019.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Daniels Funeral Home in Nashville. For further details please visit our website at www.danielsfuneralhome.net
She and her family moved to the Hastings area in 1941. She received her diploma from Hastings High School, after which, she joined the Cadet Nurse Corps., and spent three years in the Detroit area learning to become a Nurse to help the WW II effort. She worked at several hospitals during her career and kept up with medical advancements throughout her life. She was an expert knitter and made many of her own unique, warm, and colorful clothes.
Gretchen was a staunchly independent woman. She had a big happy family that included cats, dogs, ducks, geese, and any other wild creature that happened into her yard, or that she encountered on her daily walks through the forest and fields. She put more miles on her feet and her bike than she ever put on her vintage Jeep or her pick-up truck. She was driven by curiosity and new adventures. She always had time to talk with you. Hardly a day went buy that she wasn't seen on her country gravel road chatting with neighbors. She also had many friends at local stores and businesses.
Few things in life gave Gretchen more pleasure than putting her hands into the fertile black dirt of her vegetable and flower gardens. Her curiosity and adventurous spirit led her to plant something new and unusual each year. Conservation and preservation of the land meant everything to her.
Gretchen was appreciative of the loving care she received from her care givers, and Great Lakes Caring Hospice during the last months and days of her life. She will be interred by Daniels Funeral Home at the Barryville Cemetery in the family plot at 11:00 AM on Thursday April 26, 2019.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the Daniels Funeral Home in Nashville. For further details please visit our website at www.danielsfuneralhome.net